Maytag MD-16 User Manual
INTELLIDRY DRYER MD-16
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Save complete model and serial number
identification for your dryer. This is located
on a data plate on the lower center of the
door opening. Record these numbers below
for easy access.
Model Number
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Serial Number
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Date of Purchase
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A/02/02 Part No.6 3719310 h t t p : / / w w w .m a y t a g . c o m MCS No.33002582 JN Litho U.S.A.
©2002 Maytag Appliances Sales Co.
For additional questions, please contact us:
Maytag Appliances Sales Company
1-800-688-9900 USA
1-800-688-2002 CANADA
1-800-688-2080 USA TTY (for deaf,
hearing impaired or speech impaired)
Mon.–Fri., 8am–8pm Eastern Time
Internet: http://www.maytag.com
NOTE:In our continuing effort to improve
the quality of our appliances, it may be
necessary to make changes to the appliance without revising this guide.
IMPORTANT: Keep this guide and the
sales receipt in a safe place for future reference. Proof of original purchase date is
needed for warranty service.
IMPORTANT: For service and warranty
information, see page 11.
GUIDE DE L'UTILISATEUR
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
5. Do not reach into the appliance if the
drum is moving.
6. Do not install or store this appliance
where it will be exposed to the weather.
7. Do not tamper with controls.
8. Do not repair or replace any par t of the
appliance or attempt any servicing
unless specifically recommended in
published user-repair instructions that
you understand and have the skills to
carry out.
9. Do not use fabric softeners or products
to eliminate static unless recommended
for dryer use by the manufacturer of the
fabric softener or product.
10. Clean the lint screen before or after
each load.
11. Keep the area around the e xhaust opening and surrounding areas free from lint
accumulation, dust and dirt.
12. The interior of the dryer and exhaust
duct should be cleaned periodically by
qualified service personnel.
13. This appliance must be properly grounded. Never plug the appliance cord into a
receptacle which is not grounded adequately and in accordance with local
and national codes. See installation
instructions for grounding this appliance.
14. Do not sit on top of the clothes dryer.
1. Read all instructions before using the
appliance.
2. To avoid the possibility of fire or explosion:
a. Do not dr y items that have been pre-
viously cleaned in, washed in,
soaked in, or spotted with gasoline,
dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable or explosive substances as they
give off vapors that could ignite or
explode. Any material on which you
have used a cleaning solvent, or
which is saturated with flammable liquids or solids, should not be placed in
the dryer, until all traces of these
flammable liquids or solids and their
fumes have been remov ed.There are
many highly flammable items used in
homes, such as: acetone, denatured
alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some
liquid household cleaners, some spot
removers, turpentine, waxes and wax
removers.
b. Items containing foam rubber (may
be labeled latex foam) or similarly
textured rubber-like materials must
not be dried on a heat setting. Foam
rubber materials when heated, can
under certain circumstances produce
fire by spontaneous combustion.
3. Do not allow children to play on or in the
appliance. Close supervision of children
is necessary when the appliance is used
near children.
4. Before the appliance is removed from
service or discarded, remove the door to
the drying compar tment.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
1
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons when using your
appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:
For your safety, the information in this
manual must be followed to minimize
the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury
or death.
–Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
–WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL
GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch.
• Do not use any phone in your
building.
•Clear the room, building or area of
all occupants.
• Immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighbor’s phone. Follow
the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire depar tment.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
WARNING:
WARNING:
2
Do not place into your dryer items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable
oil or cooking oil. Even after being washed, these items may contain significant
amounts of these oils. The remaining oil can ignite spontaneously. The potential
for spontaneous ignition increases when the items containing vegetable oil or
cooking oil are exposed to heat. Heat sources, such as your clothes dryer, can
warm these items, allowing an oxidation reaction in the oil to occur. Oxidation creates heat. If this heat cannot escape, the items can become hot enough to catch
fire. Piling, stacking or storing these kinds of items may prevent heat from escaping and can create a fire hazard.
All washed and unwashed fabrics that contain vegetable oil or cooking oil can be
dangerous. Washing these items in hot water with extra detergent will reduce, but
will not eliminate, the hazard. Always use the “cool down” cycle for these items to
reduce the items’ temperature. Never remove these items from the clothes dryer
hot or interrupt the drying cycle until the items have run through the “cool down”
cycle. Never pile or stack these items when they are hot.
Important safety notice
& warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and
Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition
65) requires the Governor of California to
publish a list of substances known to the
State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and requires businesses to
warn customers of potential exposures to
such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that the burning of gas can result in lowlevel exposure to some of the listed substances, including benzene, formaldehyde
and soot, due primarily to the incomplete
combustion of natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels.Exhaust ducts should be kept
free of obstructions and properly exhausted
dryers will minimize exposure.
WARNING:
Recognize safety symbols, words, labels
WARNING – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal
injury or death.
CAUTION – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury.
WARNING
CAUTION
3
DRYER EXHAUST TIPS
WARNING — Plastic or nonmetal flexible duct presents a potential fire hazard.
Do
Read the installation
instructions and the
user’s guide.
Don’t
Allow crushed or clogged ducts
and vent.
Don’t
Use plastic, thin foil, or
non-metal flexible duct.
Don’t
Let a poor
exhaust system
cause slow drying.
Do
Let your dryer
exhaust the air easily.
Do
Use 4 inch diameter
rigid metal duct.Tape all joints,
including at the dryer.Never use
lint-trapping screws.
Do
Keep duct runs
as straight as
possible.
Do
Clean all old ducts
before installing your
new dryer.Be sure vent
flap opens and closes freely.
Inspect and clean the exhaust
system annually.
Don’t
Restrict your dryer with a poor exhaust
system.
Don’t
Use longer than necessary duct runs
with many elbows.
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